Location Based Service

events

tools

services

employment

cheklists

beacon

walk into place

area connections

alert people around you going to same event

find people - carpool

area connection

people to join team/group

volunteer

pain points

Kijiji - ugly interface, old ads, slow communication, filter through ads and spam

Social Networks - too common, too impersonal, limited network

Up to you to make contact/connections

solutions

Instant communication within app

Notifications of people looking for/having what you need

Businesses can use this + beacon to bring people/communities into app

Move beyond virtual experience - instantly puts you into communication/contact with people in your immediate area

Maintains anonymity

freelancers will love this

Motivates people to act right now

apartments

places for rent

landlords

ULTIMATE GOAL: Social Networking beyond virtual worlds; gets people instantly connected in real life

Minimize Creepiness

No personal information beyond you having/wanting the same thing

General rather than specific locations

Making Connections

Facilitated through instant chat

Suggests public areas near you both

Businesses with beacons

Criteria for opening chat

Connect with businesses to form community areas

Record meetings

Don't have to actively search/go through postings, get alerted when a good match happens